Australia vs Ireland: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 112.64 per 100 people against 112.58 per 100 people in Australia, a difference of 0.06 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Australia ranks 112th and Ireland ranks 111th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0.0781 per 100 people | 0.072 per 100 people | 0.0061 per 100 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 13.56 per 100 people | 10.53 per 100 people | 3.04 per 100 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 81.51 per 100 people | 94.26 per 100 people | 12.75 per 100 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 107.18 per 100 people | 104.55 per 100 people | 2.63 per 100 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 108.92 per 100 people | 109.19 per 100 people | 0.27 per 100 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Australia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 112.64 per 100 people against 112.58 per 100 people in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.06 per 100 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Australia ranks 112th and Ireland ranks 111th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.